A group of teenage musicians hope to hit the big time with a video filmed around the North-East yesterday.

HoAX, a four-piece band from East Boldon, South Tyneside, shot the video to go with the song People Who Adore Us, in Newcastle and Sunderland yesterday - with friends and fans playing a supporting role.

The group, who have already recorded a number of their own songs, are hoping to get TV exposure and a major record deal from the new single.

The teenage musicians describe their sound as funk metal and have been playing together for two-and-a-half years.

Their video saw the band chauffeured from a hotel to a concert in Newcastle, while fans came from various parts of the region to see them play.

Guitarist Jonny Douglas said: "We've been gigging around for a long time but now we're leaving school we're hoping to get a professional record deal.

"We're doing the video to try and get some TV exposure and get noticed a bit more.

"The video starts with us rushing about to get to a gig in Newcastle, and then there's lots of shots of fans preparing for the concert as well," Jonny said.

The band is made up of 16-year-old singer Ben Mitchell, 15-year-olds Ross Lambert on drums and bassist Glen Holmes, with Jonny, 16, on guitar.

Ben and Glen go to Boldon Comprehensive School, Ross studies at Monkwearmouth Comprehensive, in Sunderland, while Jonny is a student at South Tyneside College.

The band's manager, Dave Lambert, has applied for an Arts Council grant to support the musicians while they continue to write and record new material.

They have been together since October 2000 and play their next gig at the Cluny in Newcastle, on Good Friday, alongside local bands Jetson and Carma.

The concert is part of the Orange Evolution music festival, which was launched with a gig by rap legends Public Enemy last week.

Other acts which are due to play at the festival include Moloko, the Inspiral Carpets and David Holmes.